Earmarks requested by Clay Higgins
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 11 provisions worth $28.70M match.
Representative Clay Higgins (Republican, LA-03) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2024 $28.70M · 11
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $28.70M · 11
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $15.50M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $14.90M · 5
- Department of Agriculture $5.00M · 2
- Environmental Protection Agency $5.00M · 1
- Department of Homeland Security $2.30M · 1
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $1.00M · 1
- Army Corps of Engineers $500.0K · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Taxiway Realignment Project Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Lafayette Consolidated Government for the North Lafayette Galvanized Water Line Replacement Project · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | STEAM Innovation Center Louisiana State University Eunice · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.25M |
| 2024 | Port of Lake Charles’ City Docks Multiuse Transloading Facility Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District · LA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | West Calcasieu Port Dock Infrastructure Improvements West Calcasieu Port · LA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Port of Morgan City Emergency Operations Center Upgrades Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District · LA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $2.30M |
| 2024 | Acadia Parish Vie Terre Beau Bridge Project LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $2.20M |
| 2024 | Wastewater Improvements St. Mary Parish Government · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Zigler Memorial Drive West City of Jennings · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Terminal Loop and Access Road Improvements Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Mermentau River, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $500.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.